Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-21
LOADED WITH LEAD,
Express Messenger Smith on the 6. 81. and
3. Near Ell PasO Does Up Two of Those
Desperado4s,

Express Messenger Smith on the 6. 81. and
& a Near Ell PasO Does Up Two of Those
DssperadOes.
Special to the Gazette.
Ell PAsO, Ten, Oct. 15.-G. E. Smith.
the Wells, Fargo & Co.'s messenger, who
slew the two train robbers last night, was
seen by your reporter this morning at the
Southern Pacific depot. He made the
following statement:
"About 9 O'Clock left FL Paso last
evening on the Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio through east bound psssen-
ger as express messenger for the Wells,
Fargo & Co. About half Wsy between Ell
Paso and Ysleta the train stopped. I
heard a shot and thought 1t was track
signal torpedo. | then hesrd loud swear
! ing, and on sticking my head out of the
door saw man firing revolver. blew
out the lights, and with Mr. BeardsleV,
clerk of the Fort Worth office,
| who was in the car with
me retired to the back of the Car. As
did this he robber put giant powder in
the place and blew the door open. told
Beerdley he had better get out first with
his gun on his person. As ne stepped
down 1 left my gun in the middle Of the
door on the floor. It was my intention to
hit the robber as [ landed with nv fist
and knock him down and then grab nv
six shooter, but Beardsly was rather be-
tween US and l could not reach him. The
robber then wanted to get in and strike
| light, and volunteered my services and
| copyright back into the car. AS I got on
the car floor I caught hold of my gun,
and, turning quickly, placed it at the
robbers heart, and said OBJ you"
The ball went through his heart.
HE FELL OVER DEAD
with 8 gurgling grunt. The other rob-
| Der then fired at me, and the ball missed
nv head about the sixteenth of an inch.
fred back and came near hitting the en-
| gineer. The other robber then deliber-
stely carried his dead pal to the engine
and ordered the fireman to put him on, at
the same time asking the latter Whist was
! the matter. Then the fireman answered,
He's hurt pretty bad and he was hurt
so bad that he will never hold up another
train in this world.
| i'Just at this lunCture [, who had been
keeping out the second robber and trying
to get q shot, but was prevented On &C
count of the fireman being so near,
noticed the fireman step aside few feet,
and my opportunity arrived. 1 was
quick to seize it, and grasped
single barrel shotgun and fred. The
second victim reeled and uttered death
like sound, but recovered himself, and in
q stopped shape ran away" He was n6ts
found until this morning, when his corpse,
cold and stiff, and his face and body
RIDDLED WITH BUCK
shot and covered with blood, was discov-
cred in little gully not fifty feet away.
He was found by Deputy United States
Marshal Vanriper, who brought the body
into the city on handcart. "I killed the
leader the first shot," exclaim ed Smith,
and "thet's what did it.
"The object of the second man in
getting his psrd On the engine was TO
unlock the iron horse and get sway
from the authorities without leaving q
clew. did the work though"
Marshal White and United States Dep
uty Marshsls Vsnriper and Ross and
posse are securing the woods
for third man, although Smith did
not see but two. Three Indians are on
his trail, and claim that they are right.
The robbers names found on their per-
sons are J. S Emerson and Bernard M.
Dohsrd. The first named was the first
killed. The railroad boys at the South
ern Pacific depot think they recognize the
dead robbers as the gang that was play
ing ball in front of the depot 8 day or two
ago. Both of them look nearly alike. On
Dohard was found a memorandum with
buck-shot hole through it. pain gold
ring, an imitation diamond ring and 81
in money was on his person. He
was about FIVE feet and one-hah
tall and about twenty-five or twenty-six
years old. He was well dressed in blue
suit. The other robber, j. S. Emerson,
was the same age as his psi. de was
nearly six feet tall, weight probably I70
pounds and had auburn hair and smooth
face except stubby beard. Both mad
this. He was q muscular fellow. ON
his person was found Sl45 in money and
q check for q trunk issued ct Terre
Hsute, Ind, September 6.
Messenger Smith will receive $4,000 for
HIS LITTLE JOB
last night. The Southern Pacific Rail-
way has $4,000 standing offer for each
man and Wells, Fargo & Company never
fail to come to time. A beautiful gold
medal on which will be fitting tribute
in engraved letters TO Messenger Smith
will be given by the citizens of FL Paso.
A freight train WAS Immediately behind
the passenger. A brakeman put
out his lantern and at once
ran back to flag the freight. A stray
shot whizzed past his head, but be ran on
about three miles and stopped the ,
freight, thereby avoiding terrible aer
cident.
The old saying that woman is st the
bottom of everything is true sgain.
Messenger Smith had 8 hne basket CT
grapes for his girl on the train, snd he
virtually admitted to q reporter that it
was this little token Of love that csused
him to defend and fight at the risk Of his
life. Smith was the coolest person
among the whole number Of citizens met
to-day. He talked about the episode or
last night as if it was in lis line CT busi-
ness, and says he was rot the lesst exclt-
ed or unnerved until the job was dones
l. lila -s,